Shannon's Deal (1990–1991)

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Once a successful corporate lawyer at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm, Jack Shannon lost his marriage and his job, due in part to a compulsive gambling habit. While Shannon maintains a ... See full summary »

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2 | 1

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1991 | 1990 | unknown
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards »
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 Jack Shannon (11 episodes, 1990-1991)
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 Lucy Acosta (11 episodes, 1990-1991)
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 Neala Shannon (11 episodes, 1990-1991)
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 Wilmer Slade (10 episodes, 1990-1991)
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 D.A. Todd Spurrier (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
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 Lou Gondolf (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
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Once a successful corporate lawyer at a prestigious Philadelphia law firm, Jack Shannon lost his marriage and his job, due in part to a compulsive gambling habit. While Shannon maintains a good relationship with his daughter, his professional career has hit rock bottom. He becomes a general practioner of law, gaining a loyal secretary in Lucy Acosta when he manages to free her boyfriend from jail. Shannon also gains an unlikely investigator in Wilmer Slade, a verbose enforcer for one of the many loan sharks to whom Jack is in debt. Although he has sworn off gambling, Shannon continues to use his skill as a cardplayer to help him work out his cases, and he always tries to work out deals for his clients without having to go to court. Written by Mark Limvere-Robinson

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13 April 1990 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

El compromiso de Shannon  »

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Writer-director John Sayles wrote the teleplay for the pilot movie and directed one of the episodes. He also has a cameo role in the episode "Words to Music" as a jealous boyfriend who gets into a confrontation with Jack Shannon. See more »

Quotes

Raymond: You Mr. Shannon?
Jack Shannon: Yeah.
Raymond: [hands Shannon a large envelope] This from Kingston. He told me to say it's even now, and that he ain't playin' no more poker with you.
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Follows Shannon's Deal (1989) See more »

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Sheridan's triumph
23 September 2003 | by (Calgary AB Canada) – See all my reviews

This short-lived series was an acting tour-de-force by the under-appreciated Jamey Sheridan. Here is an actor who captured every nuance of the complex sympathetic Shannon struggling, as much as anything, to re-polish a very tarnished humanity. A fine series, still missed by all too few of us.


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